The report said Abdul Rahman Abdullah, 25, is accused of being part of a gang that killed Indian national Shanmuganathan Dillidurai, 41, at an open field along Kallang Road near the Riverine by the Park condominium on May 30, 2010.

Also known as Donny Meluda, he is now remanded at the Central Police Division with permission to be taken out for investigations, it said.

The report said Rahman, who was unrepresented, will be back in court on Jan 27.

If convicted, he faces the death penalty, it said.

Meanwhile, Today Online reported that the 2010 crime spree also involved the robbing and slashing of two Indian nationals and a Singaporean, before the group set upon Shanmuganathan.

No plea was taken from Meluda today, said the report.

Meluda’s three accomplices, all Sarawakians, who were arrested in 2010, had already been convicted.

Hairee Landak was sentenced to 33 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane, Micheal Garing was given the death penalty and Tony Imba was sentenced to life imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane, said the report.

It was reported by The Borneo Post that Donny was arrested in Sibu, Sarawak, last Saturday and then handed over to Singaporean police on Jan 18.